--- id: 86b7b7a4-1e59-4fc4-8a3f-9698012f5838 title: 'Maracayia chlorisalis: Species Profile' abstract: Maracayia chlorisalis is a species of moth belonging to the family Crambidae. First described by Francis Walker in 1859, this insect is distributed across North America, Central America, and South America, extending south to Brazil. The document provides taxonomic classification details and external links to biological databases. classification: primary: '595.78' secondary: - '595.7' - '59' udc_main_class: '5' tags: - Maracayia chlorisalis - moth - Crambidae - Lepidoptera - entomology - taxonomy topics: - Zoology - Entomology - Biology author: '' created_at: '2026-06-01T00:26:52.664821' updated_at: '2026-06-01T02:13:46.324835' sources: - type: url uri: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maracayia_chlorisalis format: url_fetch udc_label: Zoology, animals version: '1' --- ## Card: Maracayia chlorisalis: Species Profile Maracayia chlorisalis is a species of moth belonging to the family Crambidae. First described by Francis Walker in 1859, this insect is distributed across North America, Central America, and South America, extending south to Brazil. The document provides taxonomic classification details and external links to biological databases. ## Classification Primary: 595.78 | Secondary: 595.7, 59 | Tags: Maracayia chlorisalis, moth, Crambidae, Lepidoptera, entomology, taxonomy | Topics: Zoology, Entomology, Biology ## Content Maracayia chlorisalis - Wikipedia Jump to content Main menu Main menu move to sidebar hide Navigation Main page Contents Current events Random article About Wikipedia Contact us Contribute Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file Special pages Search Search Appearance Donate Create account Log in Personal tools Donate Create account Log in Contents move to sidebar hide (Top) 1 External links Toggle the table of contents Maracayia chlorisalis 6 languages Cebuano Nederlands Svenska Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча Tiếng Việt Winaray Edit links Article Talk English Read Edit View history Tools Tools move to sidebar hide Actions Read Edit View history General What links here Related changes Upload file Permanent link Page information Cite this page Get shortened URL Print/export Download as PDF Printable version In other projects Wikidata item Appearance move to sidebar hide From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Species of moth Maracayia chlorisalis Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Clade : Pancrustacea Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Crambidae Genus: Maracayia Species: M. chlorisalis Binomial name Maracayia chlorisalis ( Walker , 1859) Synonyms Botys chlorisalis Walker, 1859 Maracayia chlorisalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae that was first described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found from North America through Costa Rica southwards at least to Brazil. External links [ edit ] "801343.00 – 5298 – Maracayia chlorisalis – (Walker, 1859)" . North American Moth Photographers Group . Mississippi State University . Retrieved June 27, 2018 . - with a photo Savela, Markku. " Maracayia chlorisalis (Walker, 1859) " . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . Retrieved June 27, 2018 . Taxon identifiers Maracayia chlorisalis Wikidata : Q13768795 BOLD : 66383 BugGuide : 1195597 CoL : 73662 EoL : 443474 GBIF : 1887561 iNaturalist : 491667 Insecta.pro: 40784 IRMNG : 10298420 LepIndex : 24639 MONA : 5298 NCBI : 1140886 Open Tree of Life : 233545 This Asciodini -related article is a stub . You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information . v t e Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maracayia_chlorisalis&oldid=1347579555 " Categories : Moths described in 1859 Asciodini Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist) Asciodini stubs Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata Articles with 'species' microformats All stub articles This page was last edited on 7 April 2026, at 14:37  (UTC) . Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy . Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. , a non-profit organization. Privacy policy About Wikipedia Disclaimers Contact Wikipedia Legal & safety contacts Code of Conduct Developers Statistics Cookie statement Mobile view Search Search Toggle the table of contents Maracayia chlorisalis 6 languages Add topic ## Source - url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maracayia_chlorisalis